Putting that aside this is not that far removed from āuseless eatersā fascist rhetoric. Itās the same shit as Republicans accusing poor people of using up the ātaxpayer money of hard working Americansā by using more in public services than they contribute in taxes.
Chicago people always say this shit then go to college at UIUC, one of the top universities in the country. Then also benefit the most from funding schools with property taxes and having a state flat tax.
Yeah, Iām all for reminding Red States that they are dependent on Blue states when they talk about secession (cuz FAFO), but this is not an imbalance that needs fixed. Like individual costs can be wasteful spending, but wealthier states taking care of poorer states or safer state paying for disaster relief in more vulnerable states is just good sense and how a unified nation should be. Itās the same reason wealthy individuals should be more responsible for taking care of the less wealthy or poor individuals too. This is not a game of āfuck you, got mine.ā We should not be encouraging the hoarding of wealth when others are in need, whether individuals or states. There are plenty of reasons to be angry with red states, but their geography or poverty (the actual poverty itself, not the policies that contribute to it) are not those reasons.
Thatās just a misunderstanding of their position. Their position is the government should spend money on them without taxing them, and shouldnāt spend money on anyone else and collect all taxes from everyone else.
Thatās not how money works.
Putting that aside this is not that far removed from āuseless eatersā fascist rhetoric. Itās the same shit as Republicans accusing poor people of using up the ātaxpayer money of hard working Americansā by using more in public services than they contribute in taxes.
In summary, fuck off with this shit.
Chicago people always say this shit then go to college at UIUC, one of the top universities in the country. Then also benefit the most from funding schools with property taxes and having a state flat tax.
Yeah, Iām all for reminding Red States that they are dependent on Blue states when they talk about secession (cuz FAFO), but this is not an imbalance that needs fixed. Like individual costs can be wasteful spending, but wealthier states taking care of poorer states or safer state paying for disaster relief in more vulnerable states is just good sense and how a unified nation should be. Itās the same reason wealthy individuals should be more responsible for taking care of the less wealthy or poor individuals too. This is not a game of āfuck you, got mine.ā We should not be encouraging the hoarding of wealth when others are in need, whether individuals or states. There are plenty of reasons to be angry with red states, but their geography or poverty (the actual poverty itself, not the policies that contribute to it) are not those reasons.
Butā¦thatās the point. Thatās why itās brought up. Itās to show the ridiculousness and hypocrisy of their position.
The hypocrisy of the Republican position?
Thatās just a misunderstanding of their position. Their position is the government should spend money on them without taxing them, and shouldnāt spend money on anyone else and collect all taxes from everyone else.
Republicans just want to bring slavery back.